Signal container



April 22 1924. 1,491,354

' J. M. MARTY, JR

`SIGNAL CONTAINER Filed Aug. 50. 1922 Patented i924.

UNITED STATES PATEN'i` QFFlCE.

JOHN 1u. MARTY. Jn., or CLEVELAND., OHIO, assitance or ONE-HALF 'ro FREDERICK z. MARTY, or CLEVELAND, OHIO.

SIGNAL CONTAINER..

rjippiication led August 30, 1922.

To all whom it may concern.'

Be it known that l, JOHN M. MARTY, Jr., a citizen of the United States, residingat Cleveland, in the county of Cuyahoga and State of Ohio, have invented a certain new and use'lul Improvement in Signal Containers, of Which thel .following is a full. clear, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

rlhis invention is al carrier for rear end signals adapted to be attached to an automobile truck or other vehicle, and the object of the invention is to provide a simple and inexpensive device capable of carrying both day and night signals in suc-h manner that accesscan be quickly and easily had thereto when. desired anda still further object is to provide a device of this character of such a nature that it can be attached to any of the vehicles now in use at any convenient point.

In nearly all cities there are ordinances requiring a ysignal ot some kind to be displayed at the end of any article projectingr rearwardly beyond the body of a vehicle.

This ordinance is usually complied With by tying a piece of red material rto the projecting end of lumber or piece of pipe or other article and it frequently happens that the driver of the truck is unable to find a suitable rear end si ginal inasmuch as no particular place has been provided for keeping such. signals. Furthermore at night a visible signal is required and ordinarily a red lamp is hung upon the projecting article. ln most localities the ordinance. requires the size of thc signal to be displayed and very frequently this ordinance is violated for the reason that no particular place being' provided for maintaining a signal the driver usually takes any red rag that may be convenient and attaches it to the. end of the projectingr article irrespective of the size or shape of said red rag'.

lt is the obj ect of the present invention to avoid all of these objections by providing a casing' which can be attached to the vehicle and ivhich will hold a limited number ot' day-light signals of the proper size ready 'For immediate attachment to the projecting end of the article and also a night signal which can be quickly and easily removed -from the casing and applied to the projecting article.

The invention consists in certain details Serial No. $55,327..

of construction and inthe manner of combining or arranging the same, all of which Will be iully described hereinafter and pointed out in the claims.`

In the drawings forming a part ot this specification Fig. 1 is a View showing the practical application of my invention, the day signal being displayed; vFig. 2 is a similar view With tfhenight signal being displayed; and Fig. 3 is a sectional view of the carrier, with the night and day signals enclosed therein. ln carrying out my invention I employ a casing 10, preferably cylindrical in shape and of metal, though any suitable material may be employed. rl.`his casing is of such length as to be capable of receiving both the day and night signals and is also oi. such diameter as to be capable of receiving` a plurality of day signals. The day signal consists of a piece of fabricv 11., red in color and of the size and shape required by the ordinance and this fabric is connected to a suitable bail 12 provided with an eye 13 by means of' Which the attaching cord 14 can connect thesignal to the projecting article 15 carried in the truck. ln practice the casing or container is attached to the side of the truck or vehicle by means of suitable brackets 1', although it ivill be understood that the'casing can be connected I at any point preferred. When not in use the day signal is rolled up and placed within the casing or container as most clearly shown in Fig. 3. rlhe night signal comn prises an electric lamp 18 having red glass and the electric conductor 19 is projected through an insulated opening 20 produced in the side of the casing and connected with the lighting system of the automobile truck, in case the device is applied to an automobile truclr. The day signals 11 are placed in one end of the casing and the night signal 18 is placed in the other end of the casingand a partition 2l divides the casing into two compartments. Each end is provided with a cap 22 and each cap is connected to the casing by means of a chain 23. ln order to prevent the cap jarring oil when once placed upon the end of the casing l employ a spring 24; which is placed upon the inner side of the casing and connected at its inner end by means of the rivet 25 to which one end of the chain 23 is attached and the outer end of this` spring` is turned laterally7 as shown at 26 and projects slightly beyond the lll) edge of the casing and fits into an annular groove 27 produced in the cap 22. When the cap is applied to the end of the casing for the purpose of closing said end the spring 24 is forced back and when the cap is pushed to its fina-l position this spring 24 Will spring back so that the end 26 thereof Will engage the groove 27 in the cap. This fastening means is sufficient to prevent the cap being jarred loose', but when it is desired to remove said cap it can be easily accomplished by giving a direct pull upon the same.

The casing or carrier provides al convenient place for carrying a number ofday signals and one night signal andthe operator of the truck or vehicle having a definite place to carry such articles Will place them therein and consequentlythey Will be available when needed. During the day the cap at one end Will be removed, and a day signal taken from the carrier and applied to the projecting article and the cap replaced upon the end of the carrier. At night the cap `is removed, the electric lamp and cable pulled therefrom at the en d and applied to the projecting article. The electric cable being connected with the lighting system of the automobile a red light Will be displayed upon a projecting merchandise. By having the caps connected to the casing by means of chains, all danger of misplacing the caps is avoided and by utilizing the same'rivet for connecting the locking spri'ng'and the chains the construction of the device is simplilied and the cost maintained at the lowest point.

It Will thus be seen that I provide a simple,l eilicient and convenient form vof carrier capable of connection to any of the vehicles now in use and providing proper compartments for receiving the day and night signal and from which they can be quickly and easily removed When desired.

Having thus described my invention, What l. claim is:

l. A device of the kind described comprising a casing open at each end and adapted to be attached to a vehicle, said casing having an intermediate partition dividing the same into tWo compartments, one compartment being adapted to receive a day signal and the other compartment a night signal, the side of said night signal compartment being apertured to permit the passage of an electrical cable, caps applied to the ends of 1 partments, one of said compartments being adapted to receive a day signal and the other compartment a night signal, saidnight signal compartment having an aperture :tor the passage of an electric cable, caps applied to the ends of the casings, each cap having an interior annular groove, springs connected to the interior of the casing, each spring having an outwardly projecting bend adapted to engage the annular groove in the cap, rivets for connecting said springs to the oasing and chains connected to said rivets at one end and to the caps at their other end.

In testimony whereof, I hereunto affix my signature.

JOHN M. `MARTY, JR. 

